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PHILIPPINES
KM 243.2 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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PHILIPPINES
KM 243.2 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 1 piso | 21.6 | 4.0 | Plain | Stainless Steel | Medal |
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The inscription along the rim - title of state in Filipino.
In the center: effigy of J. Rizal, below - the year of minting. José Rizal (José Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda) (1861 – 1896), was a Filipino polymath, nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. |
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In the center: image of buffalo, above - face value. The Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) or Mindoro Dwarf Buffalo is a small hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae. It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. |